{"id":2508516,"date":"2025-11-09T13:34:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T18:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/east-coast-green-energy-radicals-are-about-to-blow-up-your-energy-bill\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T13:38:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T18:38:17","slug":"east-coast-green-energy-radicals-are-about-to-blow-up-your-energy-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/east-coast-green-energy-radicals-are-about-to-blow-up-your-energy-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"East Coast Green Energy Radicals Are About to Blow Up Your Energy Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feast-coast-green-energy-radicals-are-about-to-blow-up-your-energy-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2508516&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses concerns from several energy policy experts regarding the energy policies promoted by Democratic Governor-elects Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey. Both leaders campaigned on lowering energy costs and supporting clean energy initiatives. However, experts warn that their climate-focused approaches, including aggressive green energy mandates and reliance on intermittent renewable sources like solar and offshore wind, could actually increase energy costs and reduce grid reliability on the east Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia and New Jersey share the PJM Interconnection power grid,which has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >experienced rising electricity prices recently amid increased demand<\/a> from AI data centers and manufacturing. Both states have pursued aggressive clean energy goals, with Virginia&#8217;s Clean Economy Act aiming for 100% renewable electricity by 2050 and New Jersey targeting 100% clean electricity by 2035 after shutting down its coal plants.<\/p>\n<p>While Spanberger emphasizes expanding solar, nuclear, and geothermal energy and claims her policies will balance affordability with environmental protection, critics argue her support for stringent climate legislation may drive energy costs higher, threaten reliable natural gas infrastructure, and push businesses away. Sherrill pledged to freeze utility costs but faces skepticism about the feasibility of such promises given the state&#8217;s legacy of rising prices under existing Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<p>experts warn that continued Democratic control in these states may exacerbate energy affordability and reliability challenges, counter to the governors-elect&#8217;s campaign promises.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Governor-Elects Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey champion energy policies that could spell bad news for the East Coast states, several energy policy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<div>Affordability was a major factor in <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/affordability-takes-center-stage-new-jersey-virginia-governor\/story?id=126900432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">both<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/politics\/2025\/10\/can-anyone-make-it-cheaper-to-live-in-nj-sherrill-and-ciattarelli-make-their-case.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gubernatorial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpm.org\/elections\/2025-11-04\/spanberger-wins-virginia-governor-race-with-message-on-doge-cost-of-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">races<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mikiesherrill.com\/issues\/the-environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sherrill<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/abigailspanberger.com\/issue\/abigails-affordable-virginia-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spanberger<\/a> both vowing to lower energy costs during their tenures as governor. Democratic energy policies backed by Sherrill and Spanberger could spike energy costs and strain grid reliability in the states, several energy policy experts warned.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>The &ldquo;election results are bad news for affordable energy. With climate-obsessed Democrats taking full control in Virginia, expect a return to costly net-zero mandates that raise electric bills and drive industry out of the state. In New Jersey, Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill will continue the state&rsquo;s push for climate-driven energy policies that make power less reliable and more expensive,&rdquo; Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, told the DCNF. &ldquo;The message is clear: energy costs will rise, reliability will fall and working families will pay the price.&rdquo;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i]; 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                },                 { threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed             );              observer.observe(element);         }          \/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #videoPlayer and observe it         let paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#videoPlayer\", 2);         observeElement(paragraphToObserve);     }); }  \/\/ stn function stnPlayer() {     \/\/ may want to pass in         document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() {         function loadScript(src) {             const script=document.createElement(\"script\");             script.src=src;             script.async=true;             document.body.appendChild(script);         }         function findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) {             const targetElement=document.querySelector(selector);             if (!targetElement) {                 console.warn(\"Target element not found.\");                 return null;             }              \/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document             let paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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        observeElement(paragraphToObserve);     }); }  \/\/ Assign user to a group window.adUserGroup=assignSplitTestGroup(); let isSubbed=getCookie( 'ff_subbed' );  \/\/ Example usage if (isSubbed) {     console.log('User is subscribed, not running a player'); } else if (window.adUserGroup==='A') {     console.log('Running Aditude player for group A');     aditudePlayer(); } else if (window.adUserGroup==='B') {     console.log('Running Anyclip player for group B');     anyclipPlayer(); } else {     console.log('Running STN player for group C');     stnPlayer(); } <\/script> <\/p>\n<div>Spanberger and Sherrill&rsquo;s campaigns did not respond to the DCNF&rsquo;s multiple requests for comment.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Energy demand is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=65264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on the rise<\/a> for the first time in decades due to influxes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-says-trump-ushering-in-new-era-for-us-energy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Republican says Trump ushering in \u2018new era\u2019 for US ... - Washington Examiner\">artificial intelligence data centers<\/a> and onshore manufacturing.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>New Jersey and Virginia  a power grid with many other states on the East Coast, as their grid is managed by the operator known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pjm.com\/about-pjm\/who-we-are\/territory-served\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PJM Interconnection<\/a>. Notably, states along the PJM grid are experiencing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/electric-bills-rise-13-states-because-big-tech-data-centers-2025-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rising utility costs<\/a>&nbsp;and several Democratic governors in the region and Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitydive.com\/news\/governors-states-pjm-governance-conference-capacity\/760842\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attributed<\/a>&nbsp;blame to the grid operator in recent months.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Past and present Democratic leadership along the PJM region, including in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/08\/20\/new-jersey-dems-continue-to-rail-against-grid-operator-for-energy-crisis-of-their-own-making\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Jersey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/commodity-insights\/en\/news-research\/latest-news\/coal\/041320-bulk-of-virginias-coal-plants-must-shut-down-before-2025-under-new-state-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia<\/a>, set aggressive green energy targets in the past few years while phasing out reliable power plants. Sherrill and Spanberger both historically supported prioritizing &ldquo;clean&rdquo; energy resources, including intermittent sources like solar and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorenewsnetwork.com\/mikie-sherrill-pledges-to-continue-phil-murphys-failed-off-shore-wind-energy-agenda-in-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">offshore<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abigailspanberger.com\/13-news-now-trump-admin-cuts-40m-norfolk-offshore-wind-project-spanberger-calls-move-a-blow-to-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wind<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcv.org\/roll-call-vote\/transformational-climate-investments-inflation-reduction-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">both<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/voted-inflation-reduction-act-already-saving-americans-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">voted<\/a>&nbsp;for former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s signature climate law known as the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Several energy policy experts told the DCNF that Tuesday&rsquo;s election results mean that New Jersey and Virginia will only continue to see energy cost increases and reliability challenges.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&ldquo;The Biden administration&rsquo;s rush to shut down conventional energy and replace it with wind and solar caused the most severe electricity price spikes in American history,&rdquo; James Taylor, President of the Heartland Institute, told the DCNF. &ldquo;Voters in New Jersey and Virginia chose to do the same thing all over again while expecting different results. They will be severely disappointed.&rdquo;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Senior fellow at the Energy &amp; Environment Legal Institute Steve Milloy told the DCNF that &ldquo;Democrat wins in New Jersey and Virginia governors&rsquo; races mean that electricity prices will continue to spiral upwards thanks to funding from the ongoing Green New Scam.&rdquo;<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Spanberger&rsquo;s campaign website notes that her energy policies will protect the environment while lowering energy costs. Campaign materials note that Spanberger seeks to &ldquo;expand and incentivize the development and deployment of solar energy projects in commonsense locations such as abandoned mine sites, former industrial sites, rooftops, and parking lots, and locations where the reduction in energy costs would have an impact on the local community, such as schools and public buildings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The website also notes the governor-elect will encourage other emissions-free energy resources like nuclear and geothermal. However, some energy policy experts are concerned that Spanberger&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/abigailspanberger.com\/inside-climate-news-virginias-democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-embraces-renewables-natural-gas-and-community-planning-for-data-centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comments<\/a> on natural gas and voiced support for the &ldquo;long-term goals&rdquo; of the <a href=\"https:\/\/energy.virginia.gov\/renewable-energy\/documents\/VCEASummary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia Clean Economy Act<\/a> (VCEA) may mean that Virginia will pursue a rapid and expensive green energy transition under this new leadership.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;Governor-elect Spanberger might have campaigned on energy independence, but will prioritize climate-first energy policies. This is a serious misreading of the energy abundance moment we&rsquo;re in,&rdquo; Director of Independent Women&rsquo;s Center for Energy and Conservation Gabriella Hoffman told the DCNF. &ldquo;Spanberger&rsquo;s Affordable Energy Plan was heavy on flowery language but low on tangible specifics to bring down energy costs. Although she touted new nuclear fission, fusion energy, and geothermal, she prefers intermittent solar and offshore wind to new natural gas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While Spanberger has said that she will allow for natural gas when needed, she also <a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/03082025\/virginia-democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-abigail-spanberger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in an interview that &ldquo;we really need to be focused and sort of thinking carefully about the lifespan of those [natural gas] projects and whether indeed they are the most cost-effective solution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Natural gas is a major energy source in Virginia, and it imports most of the natural gas it uses from other states<b>, <\/b>according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/state\/analysis.php?sid=VA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">data<\/a> from Energy Information Administration (EIA). Virginia has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvtf.org\/news\/2023-12-08\/most-coal-fired-power-plants-in-virginia-have-closed-what-happens-to-the-buildings-after-they-shut-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">closed<\/a> most of its coal plants and has set a goal for some major energy companies deliver electricity from 100% &ldquo;renewable&rdquo; sources by 2050 through the <a href=\"https:\/\/ccanactionfund.org\/media\/Virginia-Clean-Economy-Act-update-factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VCEA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;Despite her so-called moderate veneer, Spanberger will strengthen &mdash; not roll back &mdash; the flawed and costly VCEA of 2020 to transition the Commonwealth to 100% renewables by 2050. She&rsquo;ll put Virginia back into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) that&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-scalise-rips-through-2300-page-1-8-trillion-spending-bill-on-house-floor\/\" title=\"Steve Scalise Rips Through 2,300-Page .8 Trillion Spending Bill on House Floor\">ll raise energy costs<\/a> on low-income Virginians and drive out businesses that are too &lsquo;carbon-intensive,&rsquo;&rdquo; Hoffman told the DCNF. &ldquo;The Commonwealth, sadly, could see more premature retirements of reliable coal and natural gas power plants under the new administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New&nbsp;Jersey&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.powermag.com\/new-jerseys-last-two-coal-power-plants-to-close-within-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.powermag.com\/new-jerseys-last-two-coal-power-plants-to-close-within-months\/\">shut<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powermag.com\/new-jerseys-last-two-coal-power-plants-to-close-within-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.powermag.com\/new-jerseys-last-two-coal-power-plants-to-close-within-months\/\">&nbsp;down<\/a>&nbsp;all its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.powermag.com\/new-jerseys-last-two-coal-power-plants-to-close-within-months\/?%27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.powermag.com\/new-jerseys-last-two-coal-power-plants-to-close-within-months\/?%27\">coal plants<\/a> by 2022 and pursued <a href=\"https:\/\/dep.nj.gov\/cleanenergy\/generation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/dep.nj.gov\/cleanenergy\/generation\/\">aggressive<\/a> green energy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/emp\/pdf\/2020_NJBPU_EMP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">targets<\/a> as it is a part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/rggi\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RGGI<\/a>. Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy <a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/infobank\/eo\/056murphy\/pdf\/EO-315.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/infobank\/eo\/056murphy\/pdf\/EO-315.pdf\">set<\/a> a goal of 100% clean electricity by 2035, and the state is a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nj.pseg.com\/saveenergyandmoney\/affordability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/nj.pseg.com\/saveenergyandmoney\/affordability\">net importer<\/a>&nbsp;of energy, with one-fifth of its power supplied from generators in other states in 2023, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/state\/print.php?sid=NJ&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/state\/print.php?sid=NJ&amp;\">data<\/a> from the EIA.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Sherrill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mikiesherrill.com\/utilities.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">promised<\/a> voters that as part of her &ldquo;day one declaration,&rdquo; she will &ldquo;freeze utility costs.&rdquo; However, Murphy <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/governor\/murphy-not-sure-how-sherrills-energy-price-freeze-proposal-would-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> a local news outlet that he is &ldquo;not sure&rdquo; how Sherrill could accomplish this.<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats had a good night and won governorships in two states that have not voted for a Republican presidential candidate in decades, but Republicans should regroup and focus on next steps to tout their economic wins and plans for the future,&rdquo; Republican Strategist Mark Bednar told the DCNF. &ldquo;Look for Republican campaigns around the country to spend the next year tying Democrat candidates to Mayor-elect Mamdani&rsquo;s policies, and when it comes to energy affordability, to his opposition to supporting the fossil fuel infrastructure American communities need to prosper.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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